Bathing trunks



July 18, w. ZAPIS 2,166,514

BA'I'HIHG mm 1 Filed July 29, 1938 INVENTOR William Zapis Patented July18, 1939 UNITED STATES-'- Z,l66,514 a alumna monks, j wimamza is'amumN IApplication July 29,119.38, Serial menses- 2 Claims.

This invention relates to bathing trunks for -men, women, and children,of the type made from knitted, woven, sheet rubber, or other material,and adapted to fit closely around the waist and to provide a coveringfor the lower portion of the body. I Y

One object of the present invention is to pro- .vide the trunks with aslide fastener of the Zipper or like type. whereby the garment may becompletely opened to facilitate removal after the wearer has donned anouter garment over such trunks. Another object is to provide a slidefastening means whereby the garment may be sepaient material, and may beshaped or'fashioned 4 consisting fill rated into twoside portions forindependent removal.

invention or sacrificing any of theadvanta'ges' thereof. I Fig. 1 is afront view of a garment made in accordance with this invention;

Fig. 2 is a view of the same garment opened for removal. I I The garmentshown on the drawing may be made from knitted or woven textile material,or from sheet rubber, or other suitable or convento conform to thecontours of the body, and the edges of the waist and leg openings may bebound or-finished off in any desired or usual manner.

The slide fastenings are manipulated by a slide '21 which is formed witha slot 2| through which a waist belt 29 is adapted to pass in suchmanner that the belt when passed through the usual retaining straps 25effectively retains the slide 21 in position to retain the fasteners orZippers in their closed position. I

The trunks comprise two side portions each of a front-part 30 and a rearpart 3| having the co-engaging slide fasteners 2 extending from thewaist line at the back of the garment downwardly beneath the crotch andupwardly to the waist line at the front of the garment. With this formof garment the separation of the two side sections bymeans of the slidefastener permits of the two side parts being independently removed bydrawing the same (01.2-87) downwardly each/over one leg, so that thetrunks may be conveniently removed in separate' parts, after certain oftheouter garments have been donned by the wearer. The convenientlyremovablebathing trunks 5 forming the subject of the present inventionare adapted for use by men, women, and children and provide meanswhereby the trunks may be conveniently-removed while certain of theouter garments are being worn. The trunks may be conveniently removedafter the wearer has donned outer trousers or slacks;

Although the drawing and the above specification disclose the best modein which I have contemplated embodying my invention, I desire to be inno way limited to the details of such disclosure, for in thefurtherpractical application of my invention many changes in form andconstruction may be made as circumstances may require "or experiencesuggest, without departing from the spirit of the invention within thescope of the appended claims. I In its preferred form the fasteningmeans consists-of Zippers" or slide fasteners, but it will be understoodthat I do not restrict myself to O this type of. fastening and rows orseries of buttons, hooks, or suitable-snap or press fasteners may. beemployed within the scope of this invention. I

What I claim is: 1 30 1. Bathing trunks of the character describedcomprising two leg encircling ring shaped portions, fastening means forconnecting said portions together along the central back, crotch, andfront lines of the trunks. an actuating member for said fasteningmeans,a slotin said member: and a waist encircling belt connected to the.upper edge of the trunks andpassed through said slot.

2. Bathing trunks of the character described 40 comprising two exactlysimilar sections, each consisting of a closed ring to encircle a leg,and

. front, back, crotch, and waist-portions, fastening means of the"Zipper type for connecting the two sections together along a centralline extending around the back. front, and crotch of the garment, aslide for the actuation of the "zipper, a belt connected to the trunksaround the waist portion ,thereof, and a slot formed in the said slideand penetrated by said belt to retain the slide in position to preventopening of the garment.

